ICYMI: The DOH is not keen on recommending restrictions on travelers coming from China, where a massive COVID-19 outbreak has prompted other countries, including the United States, India and Japan to either impose or start planning tighter controls.
Bautista on Wednesday said the country should “be very cautious” of the COVID-19 outbreak in China, where an estimated 37 million people were reportedly infected in a single day last week.The Omicron subvariant BF.7, which has been blamed for the spike in cases in China, had been detected in the Philippines, based on the DOH’s latest biosurveillance report released this month.
According to Vergeire, the Philippines is “in a much better position” now despite of the presence of more contagious and immune-escaping COVID-19 strains. She noted also that no agency had the authority to impose border-tightening policies unilaterally—only the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases .“This has to go through IATF, which the DOTr is a part of, to be discussed further,” Vergeire said.Other countries have already imposed or are planning entry restrictions on travelers from China in fear of possible mutations that may result in more virulent strains and a new wave of COVID-19 cases.
The United States will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travelers from China beginning on Jan. 5, 2023.
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